Traverse attachment for curtain rods or poles



June 22 ,1926. H.REUBEL TRAVERSE ATTACHMENT FOR CURTAIN RODS on POLES Filed Jan. 8, 1925 202 iii WITNESSES INVENTOR A'l-TORNEYS Patented June 22, 1926.

UNITED STATES 1,589,559 PATENT- OFFICE.

HENRY REUBEL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR'TO JOHN KRODER AND HENRY REUBEL (10., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

TRAVERSE ATTACHMENT FOR CURTAIN RODS OR P OLES.

Application filed January 8, 1925. Serial No. 1,251.

This invention relates to curtain rod or pole attachments and has for an object to provide an improved construction of traverse pulley wherein a strong construction is presented and yet one which may be readily applied and removed.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved traverse pulley structure wherein a clamping jaw is presented for gripping a pole or rod, Whether round, flat or other shape and means for firmly holding either a single or double pulley wheel in position.

A further object of the invention 1s to provide a traverse pulley attachment wherein a single wheel may be mounted to rotate in a horizontal plane with improved supporting pintles therefor.

An additional object is to provide a traverse pulley attachment wherein a dividing plate is provided for separating vertical pulleys when used.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view of part of a curtain rod with a traverse pulley attachment embodying the invention mounted thereon and in position for use.

Figure 2 is a sectional view through Figure 1, approximately on line 22, the same being on an enlarged scale.

Figure 3 is a sectional View through Figure 2, on line 33.

Figure 4: is an elevation of a double pulley fitting co-acting with the structure shown in Figure 2, the same being shown as clamped to a rod.

Figure 5 is a sectional view through Figure 4, on line 55.

Figure 6 is a bottom plan view of the fitting shown in Figure at.

Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 2 but showing the fitting in elevation and modified to clamp a flat rod.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a curtain rod of any desired kind which is provided with rings 2 also of any desired kind, said rings being connected in the usual manner .to a traverse cord 3 which is designed to be operated in the usual manner. Connected to the rod 1 are attachments or fittings 4 and 5 of special construction which guide the cord 3 so that when either of the knobs 6 and 7 are pulled, the cord will properly function. For the purpose of this description, the attachment 4: may be termed the outer fitting and the attachment 5 the inner fitting.

As illustrated particularly in Figures 2 and 3, the outer fitting 4 is formedwith a substantially U-shaped body 8 merging into arc-shaped clamping jaws 9 and 10 adapted to clamp the rod 1. A. horizontally positioned pulley 11 is carried by the body 1, said pulley being mounted on a pintle pin 12 which is upset or riveted at 13 and at the opposite end is provided with an apertured enlargement 14 through which the clamping bolt 15 extends. The bolt 15 also extends through the sides of body 8 and when tightened, causes the jaws 9 and 10 to firmly grip the rod 1. It will be noted that the bolt or screw 15 acts as an upper bearing or support for the pintle 12, which pintle is stationary and around which the pulley 11 freely rotates.

Figures 1 to 6 inclusive illustrate more or less indetail the inner fitting 5 which is provided with a substantially U-shaped body 16 merging into clamping or gripping jaws 17 and 18 adapted to grip the rod 1 whenever the screw 15 is tightened. The rod or pintle pin 19 extends through the sides of the body 16 and carries freely rotatable pulleys 20 and 21. In order to prevent the accidental movement of the cord 3 from one pulley to another, a guiding or division plate 22 is provided which is'journaled on the pin 19 as shown particularly in Figure 5 and provided with notches 23 and 24 in the respective ends. The notch 23 partly accommodates the screw or bolt 15 while the notch 24 partly accommodates the connecting section 25 of the body 16.

In Figure 7, a modified form of the invention is shown in which the fitting is provided with flataws 26 and 27 which act in a similar manner to the aws heretofore described except that they are fiat and are adapted to engage a flat rod 28 instead of a round rod 1. If the rod was of some other shape, the jaws 26 and 27 could be made to correspond to that particular shape, though ordinarily, the arc-shaped jaws or the fiat jaws would accommodate rods or poles of substantially any shape.

What I claim is:

1. A traverse pulley, comprising a substantially U-shaped body formed with a pair of clamping jaws at one end, a clamping fit) screw for causing said jaws to function, a journal pin extending parallel to said clamping screw, a pair of pulleys mounted on said journal pin, and a separation or division plate mounted on said journal pin and formed with notches at each end, said notches accommodating part of said clainping screw and part of said'bo'dy respectively whereby the division plate is held against rotation in functioning position between the pulleys.

2. In a traverse pulley, a body 21 pair of: pulleys rotatably mounted in said body, and a division plate arranged between said pulleys, said division plate being rorn'ied with an aperture through which the journal which supports the pulleys extends, said division plate being also provided with 21 notch whereby the diyision plate extends over part of said body and is prevented independent rotary movement thereby.

3.1K traverse pulley structure, eoniprising a body merging into a pair of clamping jaws for clamping a pole, said body being substantially rectangular, a pulley mounted in the lower part of said body, said jaws being spacedapart and facing, and a clamping screw extending through said body near the uncture ,ot' the with the body, said elampingscrew e ending in .a direction at right angles to the axis 01 the jaws whereby the body will be ..(lrawn together at the upper part for causing the jaws to grip said pole.

HENRY E BE 

